Aware hires member growth exec from Sunsuper

Aware Super has appointed Steve Travis as its new group executive for member growth.

Travis comes from Sunsuper where he held a similar role as chief member officer. In all, Travis spent more than 13 years with Sunsuper, taking a brief break to travel to the US and work out of Vanguard's head office in Philadelphia as head of strategic planning for the organisation's retail division.

In his new role, Travis will lead Aware's ambitious growth strategy. Chief executive officer Deanne Stewart said, "With Steve's previous experience, I'm looking forward to having him help us drive down costs to members, maintain our record of top performance and expand the range of products, guidance, advice and education services that we can provide.

"We have an ambitious growth agenda as we pursue the size and scale that will help us continue delivering better long-term retirement outcomes for our members."

Travis will take up his new role in October.